Comfortably Numb

Words & Music:

Roger Waters & David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

 

Bm                                     A

Hello, hello, hello - is there anybody in there?

                    G  G/F#  Em        Bm

Just nod if you can hear me.  Is there anyone home?

Come on, come on, come on - I hear you're feeling down.

I can ease your pain and get you on your feet again.

Relax, relax, relax- I need some information first.

Just the basic facts:  can you show me where it hurts.

 

CHORUS:

D                           A          D                              A

There is no pain, you are receding.  A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.

C                              G

You are only coming through in waves.

C                                           G

Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.

     D                      A          D                           A

When I was a child, I had a fever.  My hands felt just like two balloons.

C                                 G                            C

Now, I've got that feeling once again.  I cannot put my finger on it, now.

    G                                   A                         C

The child is grown.  The dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb.

 

GUITAR SOLO 1

 

Okay, okay, okay - just a little pinprick. [ping]

There'll be no more --aaaaaahhhhh!

But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up?  I do believe it's working.  Good.

That'll keep you going for the show.  Come on it's time to go.

 

There is no pain, you are receding.  A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.

You are only coming through in waves.

Your lips move but I can't hear what you're sayin'.

When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye.

I turned to look but it was gone.  I cannot put my finger on it now.

The child is grown, the dream is gone.  I have become comfortably numb.

 

GUITAR SOLO 2

 

Comfortably Numb Tab (www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com)

 

LEGEND:

---7/b\(9)--------  =  bend

---7/b\(9)/b\7----  =  bend & release

-----"9"----------  =  harmonic

------7/8---------  =  slide

 

 

Guitar Solo 1

 

---14vvvvvv-----12-14/b\15/b\14--------------------------------------------------

------------------------------15/b\17vvvvvvvvvv/b\15--15-14----------------------

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--14/b\12--14/b\(15)/b\14--------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------15/b\17---------15--14------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------14------------------/12vvvvvv-------

-------------------------------------------------14\12--11--9--7-----------------

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---11--------------11\9---9\7vvvvv----9/b\7------7---9---11/b\12-----

----------14--12----------------------------9------------------------

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---15-14-12---------------------------------------------------

------------15-12---------------------------------------------

------------------12------------------------------------------

---------------------12vvvvvvvv--10\9vvvvvvv---10\9\7vvvvv----

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                          v-- strike note

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-11/b\(12)vvvvvvvv--9/b\(11)===(11)==/b\9/b\7--------------------------

---------------------------------------7/9\7vvvvvvvvvvv\---------------

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Guitar Solo 2

 

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--7--9--9/b\(11)vvvvvv--9/b\(11)/b\9/b\7---7--9--9--7-------7vvvvvvv-------

---------------------------------9-------------9--9------------------------

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--------10------10--12--12/b\(15)/b\12/b\10--12---------------------------------

---/11------11---------------------------------------7--9--9/b\(10)/b\9/b\7-----

-----------------------------------------------------------------------9vvvvvv--

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----10/b\7-------7------------------------------------------------------------

-----------9-------9---7-------------------------------7----------------------

--------------------------9vvvvvvvvvv--------7---7--9-----9/b\7---9vvvvvv-----

-----------------------------------------/9-----------------------------------

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--9--9/b\(10)----7-------7-------------------------------

-------------------10-----10/b\(12)vvv----10/b\7---------

-----------------------------------------------9---------

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-------7--------------------------------------------------------

--7--7---10/b\7-------------------------------------------------

--------------9/b\(11)/b\9/b\7---9-7----------------------------

-------------------------9-----9-7------------------------------

-----------------------------------9-8-7-5---5vvvvvvvvvvvvvv----

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--------------------------7----------------------------------------------------

------------------------7---10/b\7---------------------------------------------

--7-7-7vvvvvvv---9/b\(11)----------9/b\(11)/b\9/b\7---9-7----------------------

--------------------------------------------9-----9/b\7------------------------

------------------------------------------------------9\7-5-7/b\5---5--7-7/9---

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----------------------------7----------------------------7------------------------------

--------------------------7---10--------7--------------7---10/b\7-----------------------

-------------7---7-9/b\(11)--------9/b\(11)---7--9--9/b\(11)----------9/b\(11)/b\9/b\7--

--7-7-7--9/b\7---9----------------------------------------------------------------------

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---------------------------7--------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7---------

----9-7--------------------7--------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7---------

--9-----9-7----------------7--9vvvvvvv----7-7-7--"9"vvvvvvvvvv---7-7-7--9vvv---

------------9-8-7-5---5/b\0----------------------------------------------------

--------------------7----------------------------------------------------------

 

---------------------------------------------7--------------------------------

--7---------------------------------------------10/b\7--10/b\(12)====/b\10----

--7----9/b\(11)/b\9/b\7-----7--9--9/b\(11)vvvvvvvv----------------------------

-----7-------------9----------------------------------------------------------

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----------7-----------------------------------------------------------------

--------7---10/b\7----------------------------------------------------------

-9/b\(11)----------9/b\(11)/b\9/b\7-9/b\7---7---------------------------7---

--------------------------------9---9/b\7-9/b\7---7------------9--7---------

--------------------------------------------9---9-8-7-----------------------

------------------------------------------------------10-7------------------

 

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----------7-----7/b\(8)/b\7--------------------------7-----------------7-----------

--------7-7-----7/b\(8)/b\7-----------------7/b\9/b\7----7-----------------7-------

--9-7-9---7-----7/b\(8)/b\7-7vvvvvv-7/b\9------------9---9/b\7-----7-9/b\7/b\9-----

--------------------------------------------------------9--------------------------

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------------------------------------7-----17-17-17/b\(19)vvv--17-19-21-21/b\(22)vv-

--------7---7---7--7------7---7--7--7----------------------------------------------

--9/b\7---7---7---7--7----7-7---7--7--7--------------------------------------------

------9-----7-----------------------7----------------------------------------------

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--21/b\(22)vvv-21-21/b\(22)/b\21--21/b\(22)-21/b\(22)-21/b\(22)/b\21--19/b\21/b\19-19-19\---

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--17-17-17--17/b\(19)/b\17/b\15----17-17-17vvvvvv---15--17-17/b\(18)/b\17/b\15vvv-----------

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----------------------------10---------10----12-12/b\(13)-10-12-------12----

--------------------10/b\(12)----10/b\(12)----10------------------12-12-----

--14-16vvv------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------14-12------------------------------------------------------------

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-12/b\(15)/b\12--12-10---------------------------------------7---------

-------------------9/b\(11)/b\9/b\0--9/b\7---7-9/b\7---------------7---

-----------------------------------9-------9-7-------------------------

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-----------------------------------7--7--7--7---7---7---7--7-7--7---7--7--

---7--7--7--7--7-----7---7---7--7--7--7--7--7---7---7---7--7-7--7---7--7--

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---7---------------------------------------------------

------10-----------------------------------------------

----------9/b\(11)-9--7--------------------------------

----------------------9-9-9-7----7-7/b\9-9/b\7-9vvvvv--

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